Hospital-at-Home Program Manager

Also called: Acute Hospital Care at Home Manager

Runs a program that treats hospital-level patients in their own homes, using nurse visits, video check-ins and remote monitors.

A day in the life

Reviews today's virtual census: a patient with pneumonia, another with heart failure. You make sure nurses, paramedics, IV supplies and even meals reach each home, watch dashboards for monitor alerts, solve a delivery mix-up, and report results to hospital leaders and Medicare.

Pay over a career

Starting
$85k
Typical
$112k
High
$145k

Estimate based on nurse manager pay.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Usually a registered nurse with a BSN, often an MSN or MHA, plus hospital leadership experience.

Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Nursing, Health Administration.

Outlook

Growing much faster than average. A new model; growth depends on Medicare continuing its hospital-at-home waiver.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI will sort monitor alerts and plan routes; leading nurses and handling emergencies at home stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Biology, Statistics, Health science.

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